Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...
Everyone needs a password manager. If you're willing to pay a monthly or annual fee, these options are worth it. Read now In one of the biggest password re-use studies of its kind, an analysis of more ...
CompariTech on Thursday released a report detailing the most-used passwords of 2025, which reveals that "123456" is the worst password of the year. More than 7.61 million accounts out of 2 billion ...
As we edge closer to 2026, it’s startling to realize that ‘123456’ remains the most popular password choice for many people, highlighting a glaring vulnerability in our online security habits. This ...
If you are using “123456” as your password it is past time to stop. Same if you are using the always popular “Password” to protect your account. Those easy-to-hack passwords were the top and fourth ...
It's something that we're all regularly warned about, but it seems that many people are still using passwords that are very easy to guess. New research has revealed that phrases including '123456', ...
It's something that we're all regularly warned about, but it seems that even top executives are still using passwords that are very easy to guess. New research by NordPass has revealed the most ...
Despite repeated warnings from online security experts advising against the use of easy-to-crack passwords, it seems some many folks still can’t be bothered to think up a more complex string of ...
The trackers, advertised for children and the elderly, are being used in the US, Europe and elsewhere. And they've got some serious security issues. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was ...
In wake of last week's security breach that compromised the accounts of over 450,000 Yahoo! users, an IT security firm has used the data to compile a list of the most hacked online passwords. And, not ...
The year 2014, in many respects, was all about digital security. It wasn’t just tech pundits or early adopters who were victimized – Snapchat, Target, and Sony Entertainment all showed us that no one ...